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About diet: Not everyone has the same choice of nutritious food options. Wealthy neighborhoods have over three times as many supermarkets as poor neighborhoods. Low-income communities not only have more fast food outlets, residents are also less likely to have private transportation, making it even harder to eat healthy. A 2005 Chicago study showed that people living in "food deserts" have significantly higher rates of disease and early death.

“Eating right and losing weight have always been a struggle for me.

I signed up for a weight loss program - at first they made special meals for me, which helped get me started, and now there's weekly meetings.

So far it’s been a big help. I feel more confident because I have support.

I tend to eat more sugar when I'm stressed at work, so instead of grabbing something quick and eating at my desk, I make a point of taking a real lunch and eating with co-workers.

At home we're trying to eat healthier too. I take my daughter to the farmers market on Thursdays. It's become our special time together.”